Looting cops

[olyclimber]

From CNN.com

 

"The New Orleans Police Department is investigating allegations some of its officers went on a looting spree while the city plunged into chaos after Hurricane Katrina."

 

"The hotel's owner, Osman Khan, and an employee told CNN eight New Orleans officers had used the room to stage a four-day drinking and looting binge."

 

"But eight of the officers, he said, instead took over the 10th floor of the hotel and embarked on a looting spree of their own.

 

"They'd leave nine or 10 at night and come back 4:30 in the morning," carrying "everything from Adidas shoes to Rolex watches," Khan said.

 

Hotel engineer Perry Emery said the eight officers were drinking almost all of the time. When Emery came to the 10th floor to bring towels, he saw what the officers had accumulated.

 

"Jewelry, generators, fans. One time they came back with a bunch of weapons," Emery said. He said he had no doubts about what he witnessed: "These were New Orleans police officers -- looting."

 

One generator, Khan said, was stolen -- as he watched -- from Tulane University Hospital next door. He added that the officers ran an extension cord to a refrigerator in their room to keep their beer cold. "

[ScottP]

The real looting may be just getting underway...

aka

Haliburton and Bechtel awarded non-competitive bids for reconstruction.

[EWolfe]

My Gawd! Halliburton is still in the game

 

It's truly a cold, cruel world...

[knotzen]

Somebody should shoot Halliburton and put it out of our misery. I'm sick'n'tired of hearing about the damn company and its noncompetitive bid awards.

[catbirdseat]

Hey man, don't call it looting. It was an "unauthorized expropriation for personal use". I swear we need to start a "Euphemism Thread".